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BRITISH RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVE DEPOTS, WORKS AND STABLING POINTS.

Photographs in this gallery are of locomotive depots, both steam and diesel, locomotive works, stabling points and withdrawn locomotives but not those being scrapped. Some of these pictures were taken by me, some passed on by friends and others have been bought and are part of my collection. These pictures are published for pleasure/information/research purposes only and are not for sale or copy under any circumstances. Information in captions has been researched as thoroughly as possible but its accuracy cannot be guaranteed.
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FRODINGHAM LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (36C) - The steam depot at Frodingham dated from 1932, replacing an earlier GCR shed, and was a concrete 5-road through shed. In April 1959, it had an allocation of 70 engines, all goods and shunting engines, working mainly out of the nearby steelworks. It closed in February 1966, giving way to the a new diesel depot which had been built in 1958. Until 1987, there was an allocation of Class 08 shunters and it operated as a stabling point for locos from Scunthorpe. The depot closed in 1991 and stood derelict for a number of years. The site was taken over by Grant Rail in 1999 and a new depot built for servicing track machines and road-railers. The depot is seen here in the 1970's with members of Classes 25, 31, 37 and 45 'on shed'.
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FRODINGHAM LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (36C) - The steam depot at Frodingham dated from 1932, replacing an earlier GCR shed, and was a concrete 5-road through shed. In April 1959, it had an allocation of 70 engines, all goods and shunting engines, working mainly out of the nearby steelworks. It closed in February 1966, giving way to the a new diesel depot which had been built in 1958. Until 1987, there was an allocation of Class 08 shunters and it operated as a stabling point for locos from Scunthorpe. The depot closed in 1991 and stood derelict for a number of years. The site was taken over by Grant Rail in 1999 and a new depot built for servicing track machines and road-railers. The depot is seen here in the 1970's with members of Classes 25, 31, 37 and 45 'on shed'.

  • FELTHAM LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (70B) - Around 1900 the London and South Western Railway experienced a substantial growth in its freight traffic to and from London, and for transfer to other railways. By 1910 this traffic was beginning to overwhelm the existing facilities at Nine Elms. Plans were therefore made for a hump marshaling yard and motive power depot at Feltham. This location gave excellent access to the company main lines as well as direct links to the Great Western Railway and London and North Western Railway, and to the Midland Railway, Great Northern Railway and Great Eastern Railway via the North London line. The plans were confirmed in March 1916 and work started soon after with the help of around 200 German prisoners of war. The first nine ‘down’ sidings were opened in December 1917 and the remainder by October 1921. The yard incorporated two gravity shunting humps and equipped with the latest automated technology including electrically operated points, and widespread use of Track circuits. In 1929 the new SR Z Class 0-8-0 shunters were trialed at Feltham before entering service across the Southern network. The yard could handle 2,500 wagons a day. These were brought in by 50 down and 26 up trains, and being removed by 18 down and 46 up services. The yard fulfilled an important part in the rail network for over four decades, especially during World War II. However, with the reduction of freight traffic carried by rail in the 1960's the yard became redundant and closed in January 1969. Part of the yard is occupied by the Royal Mail's Jubilee Mail Centre. Plans were drawn up for a new automated locomotive servicing depot at the marshalling yard, to replace an existing depot at Strawberry Hill, to be completed in 1922. The shed had six roads and could accommodate 42 locomotives. There were inspection pits throughout and a 50-ton engine-hoist. There was also an electrically driven 65-foot turntable and an electrically operated coaling plant. In 1921 Robert Urie introduced four Class G16 4-8-0T shunting engines specifically to operate the yard, and five similar Class H16 4-6-2T's to undertake the transfer freight workings from Feltham. In May 1959, the depot had an allocation of 60 locomotives, including 12 Class Q1 0-6-0's, 25 Class S15 4-6-0's and a dozen other small 0-6-0 goods engines as well as those locos specifically built for use here. The depot closed to steam in 1967 with end of steam on the Southern Region. In 2018, South Western Railway proposed to build a new depot on the site on the old marshalling yard. Despite not being used for railway purposes since the late 1960's, the site had remained in railway ownership. In June 2020 the new £60 million depot started construction, and was completed in late 2020. The depot will stable ten 10-car Class 701 EMUs serving the Waterloo–Reading line, as well as providing facilities for traincrews. Seen here in August 1964 is Bulleid SR Class Q1 0-6-0 No.33006, withdrawn from 70C Guildford in January 1966.
  • FELTHAM LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (70B) - Around 1900 the London and South Western Railway experienced a substantial growth in its freight traffic to and from London, and for transfer to other railways. By 1910 this traffic was beginning to overwhelm the existing facilities at Nine Elms. Plans were therefore made for a hump marshaling yard and motive power depot at Feltham. This location gave excellent access to the company main lines as well as direct links to the Great Western Railway and London and North Western Railway, and to the Midland Railway, Great Northern Railway and Great Eastern Railway via the North London line. The plans were confirmed in March 1916 and work started soon after with the help of around 200 German prisoners of war. The first nine ‘down’ sidings were opened in December 1917 and the remainder by October 1921. The yard incorporated two gravity shunting humps and equipped with the latest automated technology including electrically operated points, and widespread use of Track circuits. In 1929 the new SR Z Class 0-8-0 shunters were trialed at Feltham before entering service across the Southern network. The yard could handle 2,500 wagons a day. These were brought in by 50 down and 26 up trains, and being removed by 18 down and 46 up services. The yard fulfilled an important part in the rail network for over four decades, especially during World War II. However, with the reduction of freight traffic carried by rail in the 1960's the yard became redundant and closed in January 1969. Part of the yard is occupied by the Royal Mail's Jubilee Mail Centre. Plans were drawn up for a new automated locomotive servicing depot at the marshalling yard, to replace an existing depot at Strawberry Hill, to be completed in 1922. The shed had six roads and could accommodate 42 locomotives. There were inspection pits throughout and a 50-ton engine-hoist. There was also an electrically driven 65-foot turntable and an electrically operated coaling plant. In 1921 Robert Urie introduced four Class G16 4-8-0T shunting engines specifically to operate the yard, and five similar Class H16 4-6-2T's to undertake the transfer freight workings from Feltham. In May 1959, the depot had an allocation of 60 locomotives, including 12 Class Q1 0-6-0's, 25 Class S15 4-6-0's and a dozen other small 0-6-0 goods engines as well as those locos specifically built for use here. The depot closed to steam in 1967 with end of steam on the Southern Region. In 2018, South Western Railway proposed to build a new depot on the site on the old marshalling yard. Despite not being used for railway purposes since the late 1960's, the site had remained in railway ownership. In June 2020 the new £60 million depot started construction, and was completed in late 2020. The depot will stable ten 10-car Class 701 EMUs serving the Waterloo–Reading line, as well as providing facilities for traincrews. When I was a lad, my mate Bill and I both used to get two day returns to Kings Cross as part of our birthday present and so on our two Saturday visits to London a year we would do our 'Great Circle Sheds', that is, Old Oak Common and Willedsen, Stratford (if we were lucky), as much of Nine Elms and Stewarts Lane as we could get away with (usually not much!), Hither Green and round the day off at Feltham, usually spotting at Clapham Junction until dark - just doable on a long summer's day! In this view from the early 1960's we can see examples of both Class G16 and H16, 2 Class Q1's, a GWR 0-6-0PT and 5 diesel shunters. Note the marshalling yards beyond the depot throat.
  • FORFAR LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (63C) - This was the second shed at Forfar, built by the Caledonian Railway in 1899. It was a 4-track through shed and was located east of the station, north side of the line, approached from the east. In 1958/9 it became a sub shed of 63A Perth South, being used to store withdrawn engines for the most part thereafter. Its allocation of engines was quite small, around 20 in the 1950's, mostly small goods engines, plus a few Class 5F 'Crabs'. In this view from 1959, it may already be closed.
  • FORFAR LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (63C) - This was the second shed at Forfar, built by the Caledonian Railway in 1899. It was a 4-track through shed and was located east of the station, north side of the line, approached from the east. In 1958/9 it became a sub shed of 63A Perth South, being used to store withdrawn engines for the most part thereafter. Its allocation of engines was quite small, around 20 in the 1950's, mostly small goods engines, plus a few Class 5F 'Crabs'. Seen here is CR Class 3P 4-4-0 No.54486, a Forfar engine from November 1951 to November 1958.
  • FORRES LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (60E)- The Highland Railway opened the locoshed here in 1863, a 2-road stone-built dead-end building north of the Inverness and Perth Junction Railway station and south of the Inverness and Aberdeen Junction Railway alignment. The turntable was to the west of the shed. The Highland Railway's sleeper creosoting plant was located adjacent to the depot. The depot closed to steam in May 1959 and completely in 1962, the site having been cleared. The allocation here was small, consisting of just 5 engines, to whit 3 ex-CR 3P 4-4-0's, 1 ex-CR 3F 0-6-0T and 1 ex-CR 3F 0-6-0. Seen here in August 1939 is ex-HR Class C 4-4-0 No.14412 BEN AVON.
  • FORT WILLIAM LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (63D/65J/63B) - Opened in 1894 by the North British Railway, this was a 2-track through shed with a turntable and a number of sidings. It closed to steam in June 1962 and was demolished to make way for a new road. A supermarket now occupies the site. A new depot was built at Black Parks which remains open and handles both diesel and steam locos. In this view from July 1997 Transrail has a monopoly of the depot with 37410 ALUMINIUM 100, 37406 THE SALTIRE SOCIETY and 36153 on shed.
  • FORT WILLIAM LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (63D/65J/63B) - Opened in 1894 by the North British Railway, this was a 2-track through shed with a turntable and a number of sidings. It closed to steam in June 1962 and was demolished to make way for a new road. A supermarket now occupies the site. A new depot was built at Black Parks which remains open and handles both diesel and steam locos. In this view we see a Black 5 4-6-0 on the left, Class K1 2-6-0 No.62052, a local engine, and Class B1 4-6-0 No.61261.
  • FORT WILLIAM LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (63D/65J/63B) - Opened in 1894 by the North British Railway, this was a 2-track through shed with a turntable and a number of sidings. It closed to steam in June 1962 and was demolished to make way for a new road. A supermarket now occupies the site. A new depot was built at Black Parks which remains open and handles both diesel and steam locos. Seen here equipped with a snowplough in March 1955 is Stanier LMS Class 5MT 4-6-0 No.45011, a 65A Eastfield engine at that time, withdrawn in December 1965 from 64D Carstairs.
  • FORT WILLIAM LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (63D/65J/63B) - Opened in 1894 by the North British Railway, this was a 2-track through shed with a turntable and a number of sidings. It closed to steam in June 1962 and was demolished to make way for a new road. A supermarket now occupies the site. A new depot was built at Black Parks which remains open and handles both diesel and steam locos. Seen here in August 1960 is Riddles BR Class 5MT 4-6-0 No.73077, based at 65A Eastfield from new until January 1963, when it was transferred to 67A Corkerhill, from where it was withdrawn in January 1965.
  • FORT WILLIAM LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (63D/65J/63B) - Opened in 1894 by the North British Railway, this was a 2-track through shed with a turntable and a number of sidings. It closed to steam in June 1962 and was demolished to make way for a new road. A supermarket now occupies the site. A new depot was built at Black Parks which remains open and handles both diesel and steam locos. Seen here is Gresley GNR Class K2 2-6-0 No.61775 LOCH TREIG . These locos were named when they moved to Scotland for work on the Highland lines, this one in December 1933. It was withdrawn from 65A Eastfield in May 1958 and is seen here dumped at Fort William, 06/59.
  • FORT WILLIAM LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (63D/65J/63B) - Opened in 1894 by the North British Railway, this was a 2-track through shed with a turntable and a number of sidings. It closed to steam in June 1962 and was demolished to make way for a new road. A supermarket now occupies the site. A new depot was built at Black Parks which remains open and handles both diesel and steam locos. This shot of Class J36 0-6-0 No.9784 dates from 1927.
  • FORT WILLIAM LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (63D/65J/63B) - Opened in 1894 by the North British Railway, this was a 2-track through shed with a turntable and a number of sidings. It closed to steam in June 1962 and was demolished to make way for a new road. A supermarket now occupies the site. A new depot was built at Black Parks which remains open and handles both diesel and steam locos. <br /> Three Class 37's are parked at the new TMD in this view from the 1980's.
  • FRODINGHAM LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (36C) - The steam depot at Frodingham dated from 1932, replacing an earlier GCR shed, and was a concrete 5-road through shed. In April 1959, it had an allocation of 70 engines, all goods and shunting engines, 28 of which were Class 04 2-8-0's as seen here, Nos. 63678, 63601 and 63781, working mainly out of the nearby steelworks. It closed in February 1966, giving way to the a new diesel depot which had been built in 1958. Until 1987, there was an allocation of Class 08 shunters and it operated as a stabling point for locos from Scunthorpe. The depot closed in 1991 and stood derelict for a number of years. The site was taken over by Grant Rail in 1999 and a new depot built for servicing track machines and road-railers.
  • FRODINGHAM LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (36C) - The steam depot at Frodingham dated from 1932, replacing an earlier GCR shed, and was a concrete 5-road through shed. In April 1959, it had an allocation of 70 engines, all goods and shunting engines, working mainly out of the nearby steelworks. It closed in February 1966, giving way to the a new diesel depot which had been built in 1958. Until 1987, there was an allocation of Class 08 shunters and it operated as a stabling point for locos from Scunthorpe. The depot closed in 1991 and stood derelict for a number of years. Seen here is 37381, long withdrawn, sitting in the yard of the equally derelict Frodingham Depot in January 1999. The loco was broken up in situ in May 2000. The site was taken over by Grant Rail in 1999 and a new depot built for servicing track machines and road-railers.
  • FRODINGHAM LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (36C) - The steam depot at Frodingham dated from 1932, replacing an earlier GCR shed, and was a concrete 5-road through shed. In April 1959, it had an allocation of 70 engines, all goods and shunting engines, working mainly out of the nearby steelworks. It closed in February 1966, giving way to the a new diesel depot which had been built in 1958. Until 1987, there was an allocation of Class 08 shunters and it operated as a stabling point for locos from Scunthorpe. The depot closed in 1991 and stood derelict for a number of years. The site was taken over by Grant Rail in 1999 and a new depot built for servicing track machines and road-railers. Seen here in January 1999 is 47352, unofficially named TYNWALD, withdrawn in April 1994 and dumped at Frodingham, long time neighbour of 37381. It was cut up in situ 05/00.
  • FRODINGHAM LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (36C) - The steam depot at Frodingham dated from 1932, replacing an earlier GCR shed, and was a concrete 5-road through shed. In April 1959, it had an allocation of 70 engines, all goods and shunting engines, working mainly out of the nearby steelworks. It closed in February 1966, giving way to the a new diesel depot which had been built in 1958. Until 1987, there was an allocation of Class 08 shunters and it operated as a stabling point for locos from Scunthorpe. The depot closed in 1991 and stood derelict for a number of years. The site was taken over by Grant Rail in 1999 and a new depot built for servicing track machines and road-railers. Seen here is the depot scrap line in January 1993 after the mass withdrawal of Class 20's. The Class 08 is 08508 and Class 20's are 20025, 20176, 20061, 20043 and 20042.
  • FRODINGHAM LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (36C) - The steam depot at Frodingham dated from 1932, replacing an earlier GCR shed, and was a concrete 5-road through shed. In April 1959, it had an allocation of 70 engines, all goods and shunting engines, working mainly out of the nearby steelworks. It closed in February 1966, giving way to the a new diesel depot which had been built in 1958. Until 1987, there was an allocation of Class 08 shunters and it operated as a stabling point for locos from Scunthorpe. The depot closed in 1991 and stood derelict for a number of years. The site was taken over by Grant Rail in 1999 and a new depot built for servicing track machines and road-railers. The depot is seen here in the 1970's with members of Classes 25, 31, 37 and 45 'on shed'.
  • GATESHEAD LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (52A) - After closing to steam in 1965, Gateshead Depot was considerably reduced in size and modernised, although elements of the old shed remained. The depot closed in 1991 and the site is now a housing estate. Here 46056 is stabled by the side of the main shed in 1981.
  • GATESHEAD LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (52A) - After closing to steam in 1965, Gateshead Depot was considerably reduced in size and modernised, although elements of the old shed remained. The depot closed in 1991 and the site is now a housing estate. Here we see 46052 sporting a 'Not To Be Moved' placard in 1984, the year it was withdrawn and perhaps already so.
  • GATESHEAD LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (52A) - After closing to steam in 1965, Gateshead Depot was considerably reduced in size and modernised, although elements of the old shed remained. The depot closed in 1991 and the site is now a housing estate. Not only the mighty but also the humble were based at Gateshead, as in this view of 03066 in May 1980.
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